K1 Dynamite Videos

Happy New Year!

Here are links to the videos of the fights that took place last night in Japan at K1 Dynamite. Thanks to Fightlinker.com for scouring the web to find them. Watch them while you can.

Eddie Alvarez vs Shinya Aoki

Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki Fields Dynamite 2008
Uploaded by Dwayne_Michael_Carter

Badr Hari vs Alistair Overeem

Mousassi vs Musashi

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kozo Takeda

Hideo Tokoro vs Daisuke Nakamura

Mirko Crocop vs Hong Man Choi

Hayato Sakurai vs Katsuyori Shibata

Bob Sapp vs Kinniku Mantaro

Semmy Schilt vs Siala ‘Mighty Mo’ Siliga

Ikuhisa Minowa vs Errol Zimmerman

Yoshihiro Sato vs Artur Kyshenko


Upcoming events:

Long Beach Fight Night
Sunday, Jan 4, 2009
Long Beach City College "Hall of Champions Gym"

SENGOKU 7: JANUARY 4, 2009
venue: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan

-Kazuo Misaki (#4 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Jorge Santiago
-Takanori Gomi (#7 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Satoru Kitaoka
-Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Sanae Kikuta
-Antonio Silva vs. Yoshihiro Nakao
-Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Sergey Golyaev
-Dave Herman vs. Choi Mu Bae
-Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal vs. Yukiya Naito
-Maximo Blanco vs. Seigo Inoue
-Hidetada Irie vs. Minoru Kato

UFC 93: JANUARY 17, 2009
venue: O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland

Main Card Bouts:
-Rich Franklin (#9 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Dan Henderson (#7 Middleweight in the World)* in a light heavyweight bout
-Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Mark Coleman
-Denis Kang vs. Alan Belcher
-Rousimar Palhares vs. Jeremy Horn
-Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle

Preliminary Bouts:
-Martin Kampmann vs. Alexander Barros
-Ivan Serati vs. Thomasz Drwal
-Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
-Nate Mohr vs. Denis Siver
-Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

Eilers Shot Dead

Sorry, but here's some more sad news:

UFC veteran Justin Eilers was shot and died shortly after on Friday morning in an apparent domestic disturbance

This weekend:

UFC 92: DECEMBER 27, 2008 IN LAS VEGAS
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card Bouts (Pay-per-view):
-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (#2 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Frank Mir
-Forrest Griffin (#1 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Rashad Evans (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Quinton Jackson (#2 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Wanderlei Silva (#6 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Mostapha Al Turk vs. Cheick Kongo
-C.B. Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio

Preliminary Bouts:
-Yushin Okami (#5 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Dean Lister
-Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy
-Ryo Chonan vs. Brad Blackburn
-Pat Barry vs. Dan Evensen
-Antoni Hardonk vs. Mike Wessel

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

*Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

JUSTIN LEVENS & WIFE FOUND DEAD ON WEDNESDAY

JUSTIN LEVENS & WIFE FOUND DEAD ON WEDNESDAY

Dale Hartt vs. Corey Hill

Congratulations to Dale Hartt on his first UFC win over Corey Hill at UFC Fight for the Troops. In case you missed it, (I don't see it on UFC.com anymore), here's a link to the fight:

http://www.mmatko.com/dale-hartt-vs-corey-hill-fight-video-ufn-16-fight-for-the-troops/

Best wishes to Corey for a speedy recovery from his injury.

Also, congratulations to War MMA fighter Eliot Marshall on his impressive victory in his UFC debut at the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

TUF 8 MySpace Friends Experiment Results

The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 is over and here are the results of the MySpace Friends Experiment: http://www.warmma.com/TUF8Experiment.html

Here are the top 10 TUF 8 contestants with the largest increase in MySpace friends from the start of the season to the finale:

Name Start End Increase
1 Junie 920 3118 +2198
2 Bader 771 1733 +962
3 Efrain 747 1672 +925
4 Krzysztof 10 925 +915(fb)
5 Vinny 829 1736 +907
6 Nover 184 801 +617
7 Lawlor 1154 1667 +413
8 Kyle 450 848 +398
9 Marshall 650 986 +336
10 Duarte 3352 3657 +305*

*Joe Duarte is the only one in the top ten who didn't make it into the house. Note that he still has more total MySpace friends than all of the other fighters.

Training Day with Dale Hartt

Last week I was invited by UFC fighter Dale Hartt to visit him in Las Vegas, film his workout routine and interview him as he prepares for his fight with Corey Hill at UFC Fight for the Troops on December 10, 2008 in North Carolina. Dale was nice enough to let my buddy Cale and I follow him around with a video camera while he trained and was extremely open and easy to talk to as we asked him questions throughout the day.

Here are the videos of his training sessions:





The interviews will come later.

In the Squeeze: Dale Hartt's "UFC Fights for the Troops" Journal, Part I

In the Squeeze: Dale Hartt's "UFC Fights for the Troops" Journal, Part I
This is a great Blog written by War MMA fighter Dale Hartt. His Signature shirt will be available soon at WarMMA.com



Audio Interview With WEC Fighter Manny Tapia and UFC Legend Pat Miletich.

Next event:

WEC 37: DECEMBER 3, 2008 ON VERSUS
venue: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card Fights:
-Miguel Torres (#1 Bantamweight in the World)* vs. Manny Tapia (#7 Bantamweight in the World)*
-Brian Bowles (#3 Bantamweight in the World)* vs. Will Ribeiro (#8 Bantamweight in the World)*
-Akitoshi Tamura (#3 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Wagnney Fabiano (#9 Featherweight in the World)*
-Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez

Preliminary Fights:
-Cub Swanson vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
-Johnny Hendricks vs. Justin Haskins
-Mark Munoz vs. Ricardo Barros
-Shane Roller vs. Mike Budnik
-Bart Palaszewski vs. Alex Karalexis
-Diego Nunes vs. Cole Province
-Blas Avena vs. Kevin Knabjian

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

Main card airs live on Versus from 8:00 PM (ET/PT) to 10:00 PM (ET/PT)

Fitch is Back!

That was quick!

More on Fitch

UFC drops Fitch, AKA fighters
More detailed article from Yahoo Sports

Dana White speaks out about Jon Fitch’s release during emotional radio interview

- JON FITCH EXCLUSIVE: "I'M STILL KIND OF IN SHOCK"

Update: UFC Talking with Fitch’s Management

Upcoming Fights:

PFC 11 - All In
Palace Fighting Championship
November 20, 2008
Streaming Live on Sherdog.com!

PFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Jorge Oliveira vs. Isaiah Larson

PFC Flyweight Tournament
Ulysses Gomez vs. Rambaa Somdet
Luis Gonzales vs. Pat Runez

Doug Marshall vs. Rafael Real
Jaime Jara vs. Leopoldo Serao
Eddie Yagin vs. Shawn Bias
Dominique Robinson vs. Takumi Nakayama
Phil Collins vs. Kenny Ento
Poppies Martinez vs. Tony Llamas
Mickey Martinez vs. Darren Crisp
Chad Mendes vs. Ralph Lopez
Erin Toughill vs. Jan Finney
Evan Dunham vs. Victor Meza


STRIKEFORCE: NOVEMBER 21, 2008 IN CALIFORNIA
venue: HP Pavilion in San Jose, California
To be broadcast on HDnet

-Scott Smith vs. Terry Martin
-Yves Edwards vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Bobby Southworth
-Joe Riggs vs. Luke Stewart
-Kim Couture vs. Lina Kvokov
-Lemont Davis vs. Brian Schwartz
-Brad Roystervs. Darren Uyenoyama
-Tony Johnson vs. Eric Lawson
-Alvin Cacdac vs. Jose Palacios
-Bobby Stack vs. Cyrillo Padilha
-Zakary Bucia vs. Jaime Rodriguez
-Kurt Osiander vs. Raul Castillo
-Nik Theotikos vs. Luke Rockhold


Now available at WarMMA.com:

Eliot Marshall Signature Shirt

UFC Cuts Jon Fitch

Apparently, Fitch didn't want to sign the UFC video game license agreement.

Garcia Resigns from CSAC

Garcia Resigns from CSAC

DOS SANTOS KNOCKS WERDUM OUT OF UFC

MMA agents unify in hopes of blocking Showtime-EliteXC contract auction

Fights this weekend:

UFC 91: NOVEMBER 15, 2008 IN LAS VEGAS
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card Bouts:
-Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar
-Gabriel Gonzaga (#7 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Josh Hendricks
-Joe Stevenson (#10 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Kenny Florian
-Demian Maia vs. Nathan Quarry
-Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone

Preliminary Bouts:
-Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory
-Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
-Alvin Robinson vs. Mark Bocek
-Jorge Gurgel vs. Aaron Riley
-Ryan Thomas vs. Matt Brown

Main card airs in the United States on pay-per-view for $44.95

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

TFA Lucky 13
Saturday Nov. 15th at the Long Beach Pyramid
War MMA Fighter Julio Sotomayor will be figting. Here's his promo video for the event:

Paulo Filho misses weight, WEC 36 fight with Chael Sonnen now a non-title affair

Paulo Filho misses weight, WEC 36 fight with Chael Sonnen now a non-title affair

WEC 36: NOVEMBER 5, 2008 IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Main Card Bouts:
-Urijah Faber (#1 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Mike Brown (#6 Featherweight in the World)*
-Paulo Filho (#3 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Chael Sonnen
-Jens Pulver vs. Leonard Garcia
-Jake Rosholt vs. Nissen Osterneck

Preliminary Bouts:
-Yoshiro Maeda vs. Rani Yahya
-Rob McCullough vs. Donald Cerrone
-Jose Aldo vs. Jonathan Brookins
-Carmelo Marrero vs. Steve Steinbeiss
-Danny Castillo vs. Rafael Dias
-David Avellan vs. Aaron Simpson

Main card airs live on Versus in the United States

*Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

UFC Flags Leben for Steroid Use

UFC Bolsters Middleweight Division with Signing of Denis Kang

McCarthy Returns as Referee

California Xtreme Fighting

CXF October 30, 2008
By Chuck Davis

I had to fly solo this time and forgot to bring a tape recorder so I wasn’t able to take the pictures of the event and take notes at the same time. Instead of a play-by-play, I’m just going to describe my experience at the California Extreme Fighting event on October 30, 2008.
The venue looked like a large dance hall that just might have been a bowling alley in a former life. The ring was located in the center of the sunken dance floor and there were food and drink services on upper level near the door that ran the length of the room. The fighters prepared for battle in the far corner behind a curtain, next to a mechanical bull.
The promoter was nice enough to get me a folding chair and I staked out a spot next to the judges stool opposite the fighter’s entrance ramp and the stage where the go-go dancers performed in between fights. I must admit that it was about what I expected from a small show in El Monte, CA. However, although the production had a few glitches (they never seemed to be able to get the spot light onto the fighters during their entrances in time), once the fights started, the action in the ring and the overall event did not disappoint.


Although it was challenging trying to capture the action while worrying about lighting, timing, angles and whether I remembered to turn the flash off on my brother-in-law’s digital SLR, every once in a while I would pause to watch the fight and appreciate the fact that I was actually leaning on the mat. At the end of the Grear-McDavitt fight, Toby Grear dropped McDavitt with a punch and pounced on him. The ref looked like he was going to step in so Grear backed off. However, when the ref hesitated and didn’t stop the fight, Toby kicked McDavitt in the side harder than I’ve ever seen anyone kicked, ever. The slap was so loud, it echoed through the entire hall.


Every fighter demonstrated heart and determination in their fight that really doesn’t come across when you watch MMA on TV or from the nose bleed seats (where I usually sit). This was my first time shooting from ring side and this experience gave me a whole new appreciation for the courage that these fighters have. Hearing the thud of each punch and the slap of each kick drives home the reality of the pain they suffer. Hearing them breathe and seeing the expressions on their faces in between rounds humanized the fighters. Smelling the B O of the corner-men was, well, just gross.


The most memorable moment of the night happened during the women’s fight. About half way through the Bagherdai-Hayes fight, my chair split like a wishbone and I found myself sitting on the floor. I heard a united “ooh” from the first few rows behind me, and then some giggles. Like a professional, I got up and continued taking pictures like nothing happened. I slid the chair underneath the curtain after the round ended and spent the rest of the night kneeling on my sweatshirt.
Notwithstanding my embarrassment, overall, the night was a great experience. The crowd was surprisingly respectful and the fights were exiting. Here are the results:

Fight 1
Cisc Rivera vs. Chris Drumm
Rivera by TKO, 46 seconds of round 1

Fight 2
RJ Clifford vs. Daniel Hernandez
Clifford by TKO, 2:37 of round 2

Fight 3
Devin Howard vs. Manno Taha
Howard by UD

Fight 4
Angelo Catsoures vs. Greg Dalton
Catsoures by Triangle Choke, 2:00 of round 1

Fight 5
Andrew Patlan vs. Brian Abram
Abram by UD

Fight 6
Reggie Orr vs. Fernando Bettega
Orr by UD

Fight 7
Sofie Bagherdai vs. Angela Hayes
Bagherdai by UD

Fight 8
Tim Persey vs. Ross Clifton
TKO by submission due to strikes, 21 seconds of round 2

Fight 9
Toby Grear vs. Anthony McDavitt
Grear by TKO, round 3

Fight 10
Jaime Fletcher vs. Nick Braker
Fletcher by Guillotine, 2:41 round 3

To see the photos from the event, check out the War MMA Gallery

Julio Sotomayor HL Video

This is my first MMA highlight video.
It's of Julio Sotomayor, who trains at the Gracie Academy in Torrance. These clips are his ammature fights, but he's 1-1 as a pro. He'll be fighting again in November at the TFA event in Long Beach, CA.



Check out his fighter page on WarMMA.com

LBFN 2 Knockout of the Night Video

Mitch Mellotti vs. Rick Jones

UFC 90 - Sat, Oct 25

UFC 90 Breakdown: The Main Card

UFC 90 Breakdown: The Undercard

Vera Held at Gunpoint

Commission on Slice-Petruzelli: No Wrongdoing

New "WAR Spider!" Branden Ocasio Signature Shirt now available at www.WarMMA.com

EliteXC Folds

The end arrives for EliteXC

Exec: Mismanagement Caused Elite Collapse

Behind the Scenes of ProElite and EliteXC’s Demise

Long Beach Fight Night 2

Long Beach Fight Night 2 Play by Play
October 19, 2008
by Chuck Davis

Ryan Rogers vs. Demetrice Woods
After Roger’s takedown attempts nearly lands both fighters out of the ring twice, Woods finally ends up on top and lays down some ground and pound before electing to stand. As they trade swings, a body kick by Rogers is caught by Woods who takes him down and wedges him into the corner where he achieves mount and attempts to strike from that position. Then, for some unknown reason, referee Cecil Peoples stands them up where they both swing for the fences.
Round 2 begins with Rogers dropping Woods with a punch and immediately goes to the mount and sets up an arm triangle. Woods is forced to tap at 31 seconds of round 2.

Tommy Lee vs. Marlin Gustafson
After a brief exchange, Lee shoots and takes Gustafson down. Gustafson goes for a leg and during the scramble, winds up on top. He eventually mounts, but is quickly rolled and Lee finishes the round punishing his opponent from the half guard. In round 2, the fight is up and down with Lee shooting for his second takedown only to fall prey to a Gustafson guillotine at 1:30.

Mitch Mellotti vs. Rick Jones
The entire fight was a kickboxing clinic thanks to Mr. Mellotti. By the end of the first round, Jones’ stomach and face were bright red as a result Mellotti’s body kicks, head kicks and punches. Jones’ valiant attempts to hang with Mellotti in round 2 were answered with a wicked head kick which dazed him. Mellotti then caught him with a flurry of punches and then put an exclamation point on it with a shin to the chin while his opponent was on his way down to the canvas. This one was all Mellotti, KO in 2:00 of round 2.

Cory Johnson vs. Vince Ortiz
Round one sees Ortiz take Johnson shoot a double only to land in a tight Johnson guillotine. Ortiz eventually escapes, drops some bombs and ends up mounted. Johnson rolls Ortiz and proceeds to drop elbows from the guard. Ortiz attempts a triangle only to get picked up over the head of his opponent. He lets go just before being slammed Rampage style and then goes for a guillotine. It was tight, but Johnson stuck it out was saved by the bell.
In round 2, Ortiz takes Johnson down and proceeds to drop bombs from his open guard. He eventually transitions to the mount. As Johnson attempts to bump his opponent off, Ortiz gets him in what looked from my angle like a school yard head lock. Johnson tapped at 1:44 of round 2 by what the announcer said was and armbar (It was an probably an Americana).

Raja Shippen vs. Chad Walter
Shippen starts out with a high kick and then moves to the clinch where he picks Walter up and throws him down like a rag doll. Shippen gets the mount but is quickly rolled and Walter ends up in his guard. Shippen manages to get up to his feet and get a body lock on Walter. It’s back and forth, up and down the entire round.
In round 2, they each trade kicks, but Walter catches Shippen’s leg and tosses him on the mat. Eventually, though, Shippen is able to take his back, transition to the mount and go for an arm triangle. Although Walter is able to escape the arm triangle and roll Shippen over, Shippen secures an armbar during the transition and forces a tap at 2:31 of the second round.

Justin Hubbell vs. Paul Karsky
Karsky starts out by throwing a kick and Hubbell heads straight for the clinch. He’s able to get the takedown and finds himself in a guillotine. After his head pops out Hubbell begins the GNP. After and unsuccessful armbar attempt, Karsky eventually gets the reversal and ends the round on top.
In round two, Karsky again begins with a kick. They clinch. Hubbell gets the takedown, moves to side mount, then mount, then he takes the back. However, Karsky is able to escape and ends up in his opponent’s guard. Now it’s Karsky’s turn to GNP. He stands up in the guard getting ready to throw bombs when Hubbard lands an up-kick and is eventually able to kick off his opponent and get to his feet. The round ends with Hubbard stuck in a tight guillotine and is saved by the bell.
In the last round, Karsky swings and misses with a slow-mo spinning back-fist. He clinches and Hubbell drags him down on top of him and starts working the rubber guard. Hubbell eventually passes his leg over Karsky’s shoulder and is working to cinch in the triangle while adding some strikes to his head. The bell rings and Hubbell is declared the winner, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 by UD.

Preston Scharf vs. Alex Rickards
This was a quick one. Leg kick, thai clinch, body lock, take down, ground and pound ref stoppage at 1:05 in the 1st. It was all Scharf.

Eric Castile vs. Maurice Eazel
After a brief exchange on the feet, Eazel went for double so Castile counters with a quillotine attempt. Eazel picks him up and carries him around the ring for a while till he finally decides to slam his opponent’s face into the canvas. Castile is still awake but lets go of the choke and ends up with Eazel in his guard. He attempts a triangle but Eazel escapes to his feet. Castile gets a takedown but Eazel reverses him and finishes the round in his opponent’s guard.
After the bell, Eazel pointed to the mat where Castile’s contact lens had fallen. Castile then spent the next couple of minutes trying to stick it back in his eye. It was really weird.
Anyways, round 2 begins with Eazel throwing a body kick, shooting a double and getting a slam. While on the bottom, Castile goes for a omaplata but Eazel escapes and eventually stands up. Eazel gets another slam and the round ends with Castile doing his best to land strikes from the bottom.
Round three begins with both fighters trading kicks and combos. Eazel picks Castile up over his shoulder and slams him yet again to the delight of the crowd. Castile spent most of this round on his back and Eazel picked up the unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27.

Dominic Verdugo vs. Marcus Ajian
Ajian opens up with a slam and a guillotine attempt. Verdugo is able to flip over and escape and eventually get to his feet and into a clinch. Verdugo then gets the takedown, only to get caught in another guillotine. This time he’s forced to tap at 1:50, round 1.

Click here to see the photos of all the fights.

TUF 8 MySpace Experiment

I'm fascinated with how quickly fighters who are on "The Ultimate Fighter" reality show go from relative obscurity to fame in such a short time. I decided to figure out a way to measure just how quickly their fame and popularity increased as a result of the show and the only way I could think of was MySpace. Fighters use MySpace to connect with their fans. Some of the most popular fighters in the UFC have thousands of MySpace friends which allows them to reach out and communicate with all of them very efficiently. For example, Tito Ortiz has 156,027 friends, Chuck Liddell has 105,243 and Forrest Griffin has 93,887.

So before The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 aired, I did a search on MySpace to find each of the 32 contestants' MySpace. I noted how many friends each of them had at the beginning of the show and each week after the show airs, I'm tracking the increase of MySpace friends of each of the contestants (at least the ones that I could find). The fighters that I couldn't find on MySpace, I did a search on Facebook instead. Then I stayed up late one night and made a spread sheet which I posted on the web here.

Right now we are about half way through the season and the top three fighters with the greatest increase in MySpace friends are:

1. Krzysztof Soszynski 551 increase (Facebook group)
2. Junie Browning 484
3. Ryan Bader 384

Keep checking http://www.warmma.com/TUF8Experiment.html if you want to track their progress. Remember, when it comes to MMA, the more fans you have, the more money you can make.

‘Slice’ Investigation Launched from Public Outcry

Anderson Silva Talks Retirement in 2009 (check out the video)

Renato Babalu Sobral vs Matt Lindland Affliction fight likely for January

Events This Weekend:

A Night of Combat Friday on HDnet

UFC 89 Saturday

Long Beach Fight Night Sunday

Petruzelli Fights Controversial Statement

Petruzelli Fights Controversial Statement

Noons: 'I’m a Free Agent'

Next UFC Event:
UFC 89: OCTOBER 18, 2008 IN ENGLAND
venue: The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England

Main Card Bouts:
-Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
-Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (#8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Luiz Cane
-Keith Jardine (#10 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Brandon Vera
-Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
-Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
-Paul Taylor vs. Chris Lytle

Preliminary Bouts:
-Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
-David Baron vs. Jim Miller
-Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
-Sammy Schiavo vs. Per Eklund
-Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim

Main card will air on Spike TV in the United States at 9:00 PM (ET/PT) on same-day tape delay

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

Upcoming SoCal Event:

Long Beach Fight Night: Oct 19

Seth Petruzelli: Elite XC ‘didn’t want me to take’ Kimbo Slice down

Seth Petruzelli: Elite XC ‘didn’t want me to take’ Kimbo Slice down

Eddie Alvarez vs Nick Diaz Elite XC title fight likely for Nov. 8

War MMA welcomes two new fighters to our family:

Jeff Black

Aaron Davis

MMA This Weekend

STRIKEFORCE: OCTOBER 3 On HDNet 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT)
venue: Broomfield Events Center in Broomfield, Colorado

Main Card (Professional Bouts)
-Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Sammy Morgan
-Frank Trigg vs. Falaniko Vitale
-Pete Spratt vs. Donnie Liles
-Billy Evangelista vs. Luke Caudillo
-Carlos Zevallos vs. Andre Walker
-Michelle Waterson vs. Tyra Parker
-Tyler Toner vs. Ricky Johnson

Preliminary Card (Amateur Bouts)
-Lumumba Sawyers vs. Drew Dober
-Jordan Goodwin vs. Alan Gomez
-Jeremy Malaterre vs. Eric Galvin
-Brett Tillis vs. Turrell Galloway
-Aaron Trujillo vs. Haven Torres


ELITE XC: OCTOBER 4, 2008 ON CBS
venue: BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida

Main Card on CBS:
-Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Ken Shamrock
-Jake Shields (#5 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Paul Daley
-Andrei Arlovski (#4 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Roy Nelson
-Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobald
-Benji Radach vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua

Preliminary Bouts:
-Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi
-Edson Berto vs. Connor Heun
-Seth Petruzelli vs. Aaron Rosa
-Lorenzo Borgomeo vs. Mikey Gomez
-David Gomez vs. Brett Jackowski
-Jorge Bouchat vs. Nicolae Cury

Main card airs live on Saturday, October 4 on CBS at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

* Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

Nogueira vs. Mir, Griffin vs. Evans, Jackson vs. Silva at UFC 92

Arlovski-Nelson Tapped for CBS

Arlovski-Nelson Tapped for CBS

Mousasi Knocks Out Jacare to Win Grand Prix

Evan Tanner ‘Into the Desert’ final blog entry found

TUF 9 TO FEATURE U.S. VS U.K

TUF 9 TO FEATURE U.S. VS U.K

To watch the unaired Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradly fight, you can go to UFC.com and click on the second box from the right underneath the main video box on their home page. And it's free!

Upcoming events:

Sportfight this Friday on HDNet

Also this Fri on HDNet: M1 Challenge

Strikeforce at the Mansion Live on Sherdog.com
Sat, Sept. 20, 7:30 Pacific Time

UFC Fight Night

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 15: SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
venue: Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska

Main Card Bouts:
-Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz
-Mac Danzig vs. Clay Guida
-Ed Herman vs. Alan Belcher
-Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer

Preliminary Bouts:
-Wilson Gouveia vs. Ryan Jensen
-Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley
-Dan Miller vs. Rob Kimmons
-Drew McFedries vs. Mike Massenzio
-Jason Brilz vs. Brad Morris
-Alessio Sakara vs. Joe Vedepo

Main card airs live in the United States on Spike TV as the lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 8
UFC Fight Night Preview

Affliction Event Postponed

Affliction, Golden Boy Join Forces

More on Evan Tanner's Death

Apparently the mmaweekly link I posted was eliminated so here's an updated one.

Here are more stories about Evan:

Update: Former UFC Champ Tanner Dead at 37 (Sherdog.com)

Evan Tanner 1971-2008 (UFC.com)

Here's a link to his blog on Spike.com.

Evan Tanner Tribute Video

FORMER UFC CHAMP EVAN TANNER DEAD AT 37

FORMER UFC CHAMP EVAN TANNER DEAD AT 37

UFC 88

Karo Parisyan injured, UFC 88 bout scrapped


UFC 88: Breakthrough
Date: Sep 06, 2008

Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Venue: Phillips Arena
Broadcast: Pay Per View
Weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD

Rashad Evans (205) vs. Chuck Liddell (204)
Rich Franklin (204.5) vs. Matt Hamill (205)
Dan Henderson (185) vs. Rousimar Palhares (184.5)
Martin Kampmann (184.5) vs. Nate Marquardt (185)
Matt Brown (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Kurt Pellegrino (156) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)
Tim Boetsch (205.25) vs. Mike Patt (205.25)
Roan Carneiro (170) vs. Ryo Chonan (170)
Jason Lambert (185) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)

UFC 88 Breakdown: Liddell vs. Evans

It's official: Randy Couture returning to UFC, fights Brock Lesnar at UFC 91

It's official: Randy Couture returning to UFC, fights Brock Lesnar at UFC 91

Here's the same story on mmamania.com

And BloodyElbow.com
This one has more of a summary of the conference call where Dana White made the announcement.

Randy Couture Rumors

Big Randy Couture Rumors: Possible fights with Lesnar and Fedor

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KJ Noons Denies That He's Ducking Diaz

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Fights this weekend:
Good Luck to WarMMA.com fighters Chris Reed and Cleburn Walker who both fight this weekend. Chris is fighting at Katana Cage Fighting vs. Geoff Bumstead in the main event, Aug. 23rd in Robstown, TX and Cleburn fights Aug. 23rd for Freestyle Cagefighting in Oklahoma.

WORLD VICTORY ROAD: SENGOKU 4 ON AUGUST 24, 2008
venue: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan

First Round of Lightweight Tournament:
-Clay French vs. Satoru Kitaoka
-Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Rodrigo Damm
-Kazunori Yokota vs. Bojan Kosednar
-Ryan Schultz vs. Mizuto Hirota

Non-Tournament Bouts:
-Takanori Gomi (#2 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Pang Sung Hwan
-Frank Trigg vs. Makoto Takimoto
-Pawel Nastula vs. Yang Dong Yi
-Moise Rimbon vs. Peter Graham
-Valentijn Overeem vs Kazuo Takahashi

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

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Video: Day in the life of Dana White - Rampage is at the end and seems to be doing better

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TUF 8 Cast Revealed

Next Event:
UFC 88: SEPTEMBER 6, 2008 IN ATLANTA
venue: Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia

Main Card Bouts:
-Chuck Liddell (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Rashad Evans
-Rich Franklin (#3 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Matt Hamill
-Nate Marquardt (#8 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Martin Kampmann
-Dan Henderson (#9 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Rousimar Palhares
-Karo Parisyan (#10 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Preliminary Bouts:
-Dong Hyun Kim vs. Matt Brown
-Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares
-Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
-James Lee vs. Tim Boetsch
-Jason Lambert vs. Jason Day

Main card airs in the United States on pay-per-view for $44.95

*Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

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